Quick Take: Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut

Bioware should have done this type of ending in the first place, this one makes perfect sense and answers just about all of the questions I had with the original. We finally know what the machine AI is and history behind the Reapers and get a satisfying emotional end Mass Effect deserved. Seeing this ending and comparing it to the original, it is obvious that the original wasn't designed in the Mass Effect style, while the new one does. There's a different feel that is lacking in the original, a more emotional punch that was missing. I picked the Synthesis ending like I did before and when I saw Trayner put up Shepard's plaque on the memorial and EDI embraces Trayner in a hug, it made my eyes misty.That hasn't really happened since I learned the truth behind the Boss' actions in MSG3.

Some people have said that the popular Indoctrination Theory would have made the best ending, a idea that would have worked out perfectly, but had no chance of ever happening now. There's no way BioWare would take a fan's theory and pass it off as the true ending, it's a slap in the face and would seriously damage their reputation even further. Having a fan create a ending that is more surprising, thought provoking, and emotional that what a team of 100 plus people made is sad and embarassing.

If the Extended Cut ending was the ending BioWare used in the first place, I'm sure the backlack would have been much more subdued than it was before. I wouldn't blame BioWare for telling fans to chill out and take a chill pill, coming up with a good ending is pretty difficult, most memorable ones were created on the fly, different than originally thought. People think they deserve a ending that's worthy of their time and invested and to a extent that's true, but ultimately it's up to the creators to provide a satisfying ending. They don't want to put out a shitty ending and do what they can to come up with a good ending most people will enjoy. There are few perfect endings, almost a impossible task; we all have to live with what we're given.